Overview

Using principles of organic gardening, the Ecology Garden endeavours to provide a relaxing natural environment for enjoyment and to help increase awareness of the need to protect the environment.

The Cobourg Ecology Garden is located close to downtown Cobourg at the end of Hibernia Street between Legion Village and the waterfront.

Mission

The Cobourg Ecology Garden Committee will endeavour to educate the public on the importance of our environment by increasing the awareness of the need to protect and maintain green space and native species while attempting to beautify our community to be enjoyed by all for generations to come.

Weather

Cobourg Ecology Garden

In 2015, we conducted a survey of the plants growing on the sandy West Beach. It was done as part of our educational programme, so that people on the boardwalk could learn what is growing around them.

This is a work in progress. We have identified the main species, but there are some more plants to add this summer, especially the grasses. The current surevy is now available for download in pdf format complete with photos of each of the species. Download here.

A new booklet is available by Margaret Bain which describes Cobourg Harbour, its Headland, its Ecology Garden, and its West Beach as one of the town’s finest assets – a restful and restorative place to walk in beautiful surroundings, enjoying the constantly-changing lake and the wide sky.

But this well-loved spot also hosts exceptionally rich and diverse wildlife – the hundreds of birds, insects, and plants that live or visit here through the year. This booklet illustrates some of the surprises and delights to be found through each of the four seasons. From the first bright wood-warblers racing north in spring, through the butterflies of summer and the scarlet leaves of fall, to winter’s diving ducks and white-winged gulls from the Arctic, you should find much to search for and savour in these pages.

On May 31 2014, the Cobourg Ecology Garden volunteers began the process of building amphitheatre seating by using dry stone. Watch the video of them as they work. Now - also a photo of all the volunteers who helped.